Boat Tours – Muscat

Experience Boat Tours in Muscat

Top Muscat things to do: With its mix of mosques and historical forts, museums and beaches, well there is plenty to keep you busy as you explore Muscat and its regions. Top places to look out for include the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, the Al Alam Palace and museums such as The National Museum of Oman, Bait Al Zubair Museum and for a deep dive into traditional life the Mutrah Souq. Plenty there to enjoy.

Best time to go: If you are looking for the best Muscat experience then you need to visit between October and March. This is when the temperatures are at their best, and most comfortable. It’s a warm climate anyway, and rain is fleeting at best. If you do want to visit during the summer, then they scorching hot, so the autumn and winter season makes it the perfect time to explore.

Enjoy the essence: You’ll find frankincense trees are famous in Oman, which also means that the smell of frankincense is everywhere! Omani homes are filled with the scent, and you’ll enjoy it while walking the streets. No need to worry about smoke, as it doesn’t produce much. However, you may need to be careful if you are allergic to strong scents.

• Lovers of coffee, Oman is the place for you. It’s actually the national beverage. In Arabic, it’s called kahwa. Typically, you mix it with cardamom and people drink it several times a day.

• It’s believed that humans have been living in Oman for over 100,000 years. Which means Oman is one of the oldest inhabited countries in the world.

• Another fun fact is that Oman is a bird-watchers paradise. Oman is the perfect spot for migratory species, and the falcon is the national bird.